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Fusion 360
Fusion 360 is and Autodesk product for CAD CAM. It is free (as in beer) for students, educators and start-ups.
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Installation
Fusion 360 can be installed either with a web streamer (a small application that then downloads the full install) or from a full download. As the app is updated frequently, and most updates break backward compatibility we often have installs that are out of sync, leaving files un-openable. Fusion360 by default also installs for one user only.
For these reasons we recommend using the full admin install, and download the latest version which can always be found here1). Install it from an admin command prompt with;
"Fusion 360 Admin Install.exe" --globalinstall
Tips and Tricks
Parametric Design
The tips to successful parameter usage, that is avoiding the dreaded “Over Constrained” errors -
Try to make sure that your parameters are controlling only a single dimension at a time. For example - a rectangle that has a length, width is fine. But if you add a curve with a radius that intersects both edges, and then dimension that curves radius… you could have a problem. Because the radius limits how far apart the sides can be.